The only human being I could tell everything was my sister Françoise. She and I were so diametrically different; put together we would have been a fantastic woman.

I cannot imagine having a physical relationship with a woman. I have not done that. But I really love women.

I think the clothes in Belle de Jour are very important to the style of the film. Even today, it is still timeless.

Lesbians and gays... they still have to fight, even inside. It's not that simple, even if they seem to be accepted.

Marriage is obsolete and a trap.

I think I will always feel a special relationship with The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, because for me it was something very, very special. It was a modern opera, and to play the heroine in a film that became such a success at a young age, and learning from him when I was so young and impressionable - really it was one of my most important experiences.

Truffaut loved actresses, and he was very intense. All the actresses I knew wanted to do a film with him.